The Race to Unlock the World’s Hidden Hydrogen Reserves | OilPrice.com Haley Zaremba Haley Zaremba is an energy journalist and researcher with more than a decade of professional experience covering global energy systems, land and natural resources, and… More Info Premium Content By Haley Zaremba – Aug 21, 2026, 4:00 PM CDT China’s Sichuan Basin and the Philippines have emerged as prominent targets in the accelerating global search for commercially viable natural hydrogen. Modeling suggests Earth may contain enormous quantities of geologic hydrogen, although only a small and still-unknown fraction is likely to be technically and economically recoverable. If commercial…